Enveloped combination record, invoice, receipt, and shipping tag.



T. B. HOPE ENVELOPED COMBINATION RECORD, INVOICE, RECEIPT, AND SHIPPINGT AG. APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1915. 4

Patentd Apr. 30, 1918.

lb mum filing of flap, or folder secfion, when detached i ispecification of Letters Patent.

B. HOPE. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

,l atented Apr. 30, lldltd.

Application filed A ril 19, wit. Serial No. 22.526.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. THOMAS Horn, a citizen of the l'nited States,residing at (hicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvementin lEnveloped CombinationRecord, llnvoice, Receipt, and Shipping Tags, and declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms apart of this specification.

a simple and novel device which maybe employed as a tag but shall becapable of carrying memoranda. records, receipts, invoices, as well asshipping directions or other notations for which tags are usuallyemployed and protect such records. etc. against weather and againstinJury or effacement through contact with exterior objects and againstgrease and dirt on the hands of those through whom the tag pasms.

.The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterizedwill hereinafter he pointed out with particularity in the claims; but,for afull' understanding 4 a5 be of any size and shape the tags ofvarious kinds now have or of any size and shape that may be required bythe work the device is to do. Attached to one end of the member l isamember, 2, substan- 5o tially as long as the memberl and preferably ofthe e size and shape. Attach The object of my invention is to producefolded backupon the member 1 and is held in this position by an eyelet,4:. passing through the same and through the underlying body section.The eyelet is preferably placed at an appreciable distance from the foldbetween the sections 1 and 3. a sufficient space bet-ween the eyelet andthe fold being ordinarily obtained by placing the eyelet at about thecenter of the clamp section. Extending inwardly from the edge of theflap section 2 at the end opposite the end which is joined to the bodysection 1, is a notch. 5. which is so located relatively to the sideedges of the flap as to permit. it to register with the eyelet when thefree end of the flap is inserted underneath the clamping section and thelength of the notch being such that the end of the flap section may abutagainst the fold between the sections 1 and 3. Furthermore. the notch ispreferably made wider than the diameter of the eyelet so that thematerial of which the clamping section is made will be given anopportunity in the vicinity of the eyelet to bend outwardly when the endof the flap section is introduced. in case the eyelet be driven sotightly as to press the center of the flap section tightly against thebody section.

Both sides of the sections 1 and '2 may be employed to carry datznifdesired, but,

whatever is carried on the two inner faces or sides is edect-ua-llyconcealed and shielded when the free end of the flap section is insertedunder the clamp section. The device may be attached to an object of anykind bv a cord, 6, or other device passing through the eyelet which thusserves not only as a fasteneing device for the clamp section but also asa receiver for the tag attaching device. Furthermore, the eyelet servesas a centering device for the free endof the flap sectionand preventslateral move ment thereof. This, with the steadying and locking effectof the engagement of the free edge of the flap section with the bend orfold between the body section and clamp section makes the devicewindproof so that there will be no danger that the flap section willbecome loose or partly loose when exposed in windy weather.

In some cases it will be found advantageous to perforate the flapsection near the free end, to make it easy to file the flap section whenit is severed from the body of the tag. In the arrangement illustrated,there are two perforations, 7 and 8, one on each side of the notch 5.

Asa shipping tag and informal invoice, C. O. D., or receipt fordelivery, the enveloped section' of the tag afi'ords ample room formemoranda such asdate of orderorder nu1nberquantity ordered-quantityshipped-amount to followsizeetc., all of which, and sometimes more, isactually demanded by modern business methods; the same being now takencare of by involved systems including separate and distinct forms ofstationery in addition to a shipping tag proper and much clerical work.The greatest value of the device is, however, expected to develop infactory, shop and storage, where tags containing important data andvaluable records, in many cases the only means of identification, areindispensable and which, because of the careless rough handling andexposure to which they are subjected are usually damaged or utterlydestroyed before they have performed half the services expected of them.

Another use to which my invention may be put is that of a mailing card,circular or other device which will go through the mails.

VVhile I have illustrated and described with particularity only asinglepreferred form of my invention and recited a few uses thereof, I do notdesire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustratedand described and to uses recited; but intend to cover all forms andarrangements which come within the terms employed in the definitions ofmy invention constituting the appended claims and all uses to which saidinvention may be put.

I claim:

1. A tag comprising a body section, a flap section connected to the bodysection at one end of the latter, a clamp section attached to theopposite end of the body section, the body section and the flap sectionbeing of substantially the same length and the clamp section being quiteshort, the clamp section being folded back on the body section, an

eyelet assing through the clamp section and the b0 ysection, and thefree end of the flap section having a notch extending inwardly from theedge thereof far enough to permit the latter to be brought intoproximity to the fold between the clamp section and the body sectionwhen the free end of the flap section is inserted beneath the clampsection.

2. A tag comprising a body section, a flap section connected to the bodysection at one end of the latter, a' clamp section attached to theopposite end of the body section, the clamp section being folded back onthe body section, an eyelet passing through the clamp section and thebody section at some distance from the fold between the same, and thefree end of the flap section having a notch extending inwardly from theedge thereof in position to register with the eyelet when the free endof the flap section is inserted beneath the clamp section, said notchbeing longer than the diameter of the eyelet.

3. A tag comprising a body section, a flap section connected to the bodysection at one end of the latter, a clamp sect-ion attached to theopposite end of the body section, the body section and the flap sectionbeing of substantially the same size and shape and the clamp sectionbeing quite short, the clamp section being folded back on the body section, an eyelet passing through the body section and the clamp sectionat about the middle of the latter so as to lie at some distance from thefold. the free end of the flap section having a notch extending inwardlyfrom the edge thereof in posit-ion to receive the eyelet when the freeend of the flap section is inserted under the clamp section.

4. A tag comprising a body section, a fiap section connected to the bodvsection at one end of the latter, a clamp section attached to theopposite end of the body section, the body section and the flap sectionbeing of substantially the same size and shape and the clamp sectionbeing quite short, the clamp section being folded back on the bodysection, an eyelet passing throughthe body section and the clamp sectionat about the middle of the latter so as to lie at some distance from thefold, the free end of the flap section having a notch extending inwardlyfrom the edge thereof in position to receive the eyelet when the freeend of the flap section is inserted under the clamp sec tion, said notchbeing longer and also Wider than the diameter of the eyelet.

. 5. A device of the character described comprising a body section, aflap section, and a clamp section made of a-single strip of materialadapted to be folded; a fastening device extending through the clampsection and the body section to produce a jaw open toward the flapsection; and the fia section having a notch in its end to permit metrosthe end of the flap sectionto straddle said fastening device when thefree end of the flap sectlon is inserted in said jaw.

6. A device of the character described 5 comprising a body section, atflap section, and

a clamp section made of a single strip of material adapted to be folded;a fastening device extending through the clamp section toward the flapsection; the flap section ing long enough to engage with the foldbetween the other two sections when its free end is inserted in saidjaw; and said flap section having in its free end a notch adapting ittoclear said fastening device.

THUS B. HOPE.

